A method for identifying a pork content in a food

Abstract

In this study, pork-specific real-time PCR assay is developed for Halal authentication. Three species of meat samples are employed, which were pork, beef and chicken. These three type of poultry meat are among the commonly consumed meat in Malaysia and are easily available in the market. DNA from each raw meat sample was successfully extracted using DNeasy TM Blood & Tissue Kit (Qiagen,Hilden,Germany). Concentration of DNA extracted is estimated by UV absorption spectrophotometry using the Biophotometer (Eppendorf AG,Hamburg,Germany) prior to real-time PCR reaction. The annealing temperature for the primers is at 58 DEG C. To verify the specificity of primers designed, reaction is carried out to test the primers against the other two meat samples to detect possible cross-reactions. The reaction only amplified pork DNA at Ct+-22.83. The real-time PC assay described in this paper proved to be very sensitive with a low detection limit when samples were tested. The assay is done by preparing a 10-fold dilution series starting from 100 ng DNA were used to determine the sensitivity of the reaction. The sensitivity threshold was up to 0.001 ng pork DNA. It has been reported that a detection limit of 0.1 ng pork DNA using conventional PCR. In this context, the method would be useful in the detection of porcine DNA in food products.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a primer frame method for identification of food components, in particular to processed meat-based foods. In particular, the method is used to identify the presence of pork (Sus scrofa) components in halal-certified processed foods. Background technique [0002] Food adulteration is a worldwide problem where cheap food is passed off as expensive, for example. More often, pork is used as a substitute for other meats in food. Therefore, the detection of the type of meat in food, especially pork, is becoming an important issue for consumers. The impact of mislabelled food is even more severe with respect to the presence of potentially non-halal food. For this reason, several methods have been developed to identify types of meat products and sources of fresh meat. Many methods based on DNA analysis have been applied in the food industry to monitor the problem of food adulteration. Methods established for animal speciation are ...

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[0004] Although methods utilizing traditional PCR have proven successful, this method also requires post-PCR processing, which prolongs analysis time and requires handling of hazardous chemicals, which can also cause laboratory contamination

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